Hanson, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hanson, Kentucky, shaded from 390 ft on the northeast side to 530 ft on the west side
Elevation
530 ft 160 m490 ft 150 m480 ft 145 m440 ft 135 m410 ft 125 m390 ft 120 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Hanson sits at about 440 ft (135 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
440 ft 135 m
most residents: 420–460 ft
Lowest
390 ft 120 m
on the northeast side
Highest
530 ft 160 m
on the west side
Average
430 ft 130 m
all land inside city limits

Hanson spans about 140 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
440 ft135 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
530 ft160 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
390 ft120 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hanson
440 ft135 m
Airport (2I0)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.2 mi southeast of the city limits
439 ft134 m
Average of all land430 ft130 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hanson, Kentucky, shaded from 390 ft on the northeast side to 530 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
Population
723 2024 est.
Land area
2.2 sq mi
Density
333 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.4173° N, 87.4808° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Interior Low Plateaus
Drains to
Green River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Madisonville Regional (2I0) 439 ft
ZIP codes 1
42413
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Dixon530 ft
  2. Sacramento490 ft
  3. Madisonville460 ft
  4. Earlington450 ft
  5. Mortons Gap450 ft
  6. Manitou440 ft
  7. Hanson440 ft
  8. Onton420 ft
  9. Slaughters410 ft
  10. Nebo400 ft
  11. Sebree400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Moss Hill630 ft
  • Bald Knob, Webster County590 ft
  • Balls Hill590 ft
  • Beal Hill570 ft
  • Yarbro Hill540 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.